Several people who are subscribed to the Boston.PM mailing list decided to start an effort to create a Perl Advent Calendar for this year. (Also see this sub-thread.)
Since there isn't much time left we could use all the help we can get. If you can help perform any of the tasks mentioned in the emails, please send me an email and I'll subscribe you to the perladvent workers' mailing list. Hopefully, we can have a high quality and professional Perl Advent Calendar this year even if Mark Fowler (who originated the Calendar and maintained the tradition for a few years) is missing in action.